Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for performing state management services for composed information handling systems. The method includes determining that at least one control resource set is not associated with a distributed state storage system; instantiating the distributed state storage system using first additional computing resources; registering the at least one control resource set with the distributed state storage system; preparing the at least one control resource set to perform a first portion of the state management services using the distributed state storage system; determining that the at least one control resource set is not associated with an audit storage; instantiating the audit storage using second additional computing resources; registering the at least one control resource set with the audit storage; and preparing the at least one control resource set to perform a second portion of the state management services using the audit storage.

Abstract: A client-isolation internal/external fabric LCS provisioning system includes an orchestrator device coupled to a client device via an external fabric, and coupled to resource devices via an internal fabric that is not accessible to the client device via the external fabric. The orchestrator device configures the resource devices to communicate with each other in a manner that satisfies a workload intent for a workload requested by the client device, and presents an LCS provided using the configured resource devices to the client device via the external fabric. When the orchestrator device receives LCS communication(s) directed to the LCS from the client device via the external fabric, it provides instruction(s) to at least one of the resource devices via the internal fabric that are based on the LCS communication and that are configured to cause the at least one of the resource devices to perform function(s) for the LCS.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; updating the data center asset client module to a new version of the data center asset client module, the new version of the data center asset client module including new data center asset module state information and new data center asset connectivity information; and, providing the connectivity management system aggregator with the new data center asset module connectivity information.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with and an embedded data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the embedded data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; and, communicating between the embedded data center asset client module and the connectivity management system.

Abstract: A client-isolation internal/external fabric LCS provisioning system includes an orchestrator device coupled to a client device via an external fabric, and coupled to resource devices via an internal fabric that is not accessible to the client device via the external fabric. The orchestrator device configures the resource devices to communicate with each other in a manner that satisfies a workload intent for a workload requested by the client device, and presents an LCS provided using the configured resource devices to the client device via the external fabric. When the orchestrator device receives LCS communication(s) directed to the LCS from the client device via the external fabric, it provides instruction(s) to at least one of the resource devices via the internal fabric that are based on the LCS communication and that are configured to cause the at least one of the resource devices to perform function(s) for the LCS.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a communications management operation.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for improved management of virtual machine clusters may include: determining a current utilization value for each of a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) in a cluster, the VMs associated with a plurality of applications; storing the current utilization values for each of the plurality of VMs in a utilization table; determining that a capacity threshold for the cluster has not been reached based on an aggregation of the current utilization values for the plurality of VMs; provisioning a new VM into the cluster; storing a default utilization value for the new VM in the utilization table; and re-determining the capacity threshold based on the aggregated stored current utilization values for the plurality of VMs and the stored default utilization value for the new VM until a maturity threshold for the new VM is reached.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for performing state management services for composed information handling systems. The method includes determining that at least one control resource set is not associated with a distributed state storage system; instantiating the distributed state storage system using first additional computing resources; registering the at least one control resource set with the distributed state storage system; preparing the at least one control resource set to perform a first portion of the state management services using the distributed state storage system; determining that the at least one control resource set is not associated with an audit storage; instantiating the audit storage using second additional computing resources; registering the at least one control resource set with the audit storage; and preparing the at least one control resource set to perform a second portion of the state management services using the audit storage.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for performing state management services for composed information handling systems. The method includes making a determination that an at least one control resource set is not associated with a distributed state storage system; and in response to the determination: identifying additional computing resources to instantiate a distributed state storage system; instantiating the distributed state storage system using the additional computing resources; registering the at least one control resource set with the distributed state storage system; and preparing the at least one control resource set to perform at state management services using the distributed state storage system.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for improved management of virtual machine clusters may include: determining a current utilization value for each of a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) in a cluster, the VMs associated with a plurality of applications; storing the current utilization values for each of the plurality of VMs in a utilization table; determining that a capacity threshold for the cluster has not been reached based on an aggregation of the current utilization values for the plurality of VMs; provisioning a new VM into the cluster; storing a default utilization value for the new VM in the utilization table; and re-determining the capacity threshold based on the aggregated stored current utilization values for the plurality of VMs and the stored default utilization value for the new VM until a maturity threshold for the new VM is reached.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for improved management of virtual machine clusters may include: determining a current utilization value for each of a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) in a cluster, the VMs associated with a plurality of applications; storing the current utilization values for each of the plurality of VMs in a utilization table; determining that a capacity threshold for the cluster has not been reached based on an aggregation of the current utilization values for the plurality of VMs; provisioning a new VM into the cluster; storing a default utilization value for the new VM in the utilization table; and re-determining the capacity threshold based on the aggregated stored current utilization values for the plurality of VMs and the stored default utilization value for the new VM until a maturity threshold for the new VM is reached.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for improved management of virtual machine clusters may include: determining a current utilization value for each of a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) in a cluster, the VMs associated with a plurality of applications; storing the current utilization values for each of the plurality of VMs in a utilization table; determining that a capacity threshold for the cluster has not been reached based on an aggregation of the current utilization values for the plurality of VMs; provisioning a new VM into the cluster; storing a default utilization value for the new VM in the utilization table; and re-determining the capacity threshold based on the aggregated stored current utilization values for the plurality of VMs and the stored default utilization value for the new VM until a maturity threshold for the new VM is reached.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for providing access to data comprising launching an image of a virtual machine, determining a file system or a storage container being unsupported by an operating system coupled to the virtual machine, mapping the file system or the storage container onto the operating system and accessing data within the file system or the storage container through the operating system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for pre-fetching data to be streamed from a data storage to a user computer comprising the steps of determining information regarding a file type of a data file, establishing pre-fetch parameters in response to the information, accessing the data file and pre-fetching data blocks from the data file in accordance with the pre-fetch parameters is described.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling access to a storage area network among a group of hosts in a distributed computing environment. A host requests access to the storage area network by issuing an input/output request, and the input/output request is intercepted at the dynamic multipath (DMP) layer. The DMP layer checks the input/output request against an access control list. The DMP layer can grant or deny the input/output request from the host system. If the input/output request is granted, then the DMP layer passes on the input/output request to the HBA driver layer and the host is allowed to access the storage area network. If the request to access the storage area network is denied, the DMP management layer can initiate an appropriate response, such as a security procedure or generation of an error message alerting a user the request has been denied.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a virtual storage device is provided. In one example, data to be stored at a removable storage device is received. A virtual storage agent is executed on the removable storage device. An interlace is established with at least one remote storage location. The data is stored at the at least one remote storage location. In another example, a request to access data associated with a removable storage device is received. A virtual storage agent on the removable storage device is executed. An interface is established with at least one remote storage location. The data is fetched from the at least one remote storage location.

Abstract: A system and method for writing and reading blocks of a data volume are disclosed. The method provides continuous data protection (CDP) for a data volume by backing up blocks of the data volume in real time to a local CDP log and transmitting the blocks over the Internet for storage in a remote CDP log on a server computer system in response to write requests that change the blocks of the data volume. In response to a read request for a particular block the method attempts to read the block from the data volume. If the block is not present in the data volume the method attempts to read the block from the local CDP log. If the block is not present in the local CDP log the method request the server computer system to read the block from the remote CDP log and return the block.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing flexible access to storage resources in a storage area network is provided. One aspect of the invention relates to managing hosts and storage resources on a storage area network. At least one logical relationship among the storage resources is associated with each of a plurality of virtual identifiers. At least one of the plurality of virtual identifiers is then associated to an interface of each of the hosts.

Abstract: A system and method for writing and reading blocks of a data volume are disclosed. The method provides continuous data protection (CDP) for a data volume by backing up blocks of the data volume in real time to a local CDP log and transmitting the blocks over the Internet for storage in a remote CDP log on a server computer system in response to write requests that change the blocks of the data volume. In response to a read request for a particular block the method attempts to read the block from the data volume. If the block is not present in the data volume the method attempts to read the block from the local CDP log. If the block is not present in the local CDP log the method request the server computer system to read the block from the remote CDP log and return the block.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing flexible access to storage resources in a storage area network is provided. One aspect of the invention relates to managing hosts and storage resources on a storage area network. At least one logical relationship among the storage resources is associated with each of a plurality of virtual identifiers. At least one of the plurality of virtual identifiers is then associated to an interface of each of the hosts.